Reply #53: Not sad but true. Just plain SAD.

[chucker47]

The Taliban are more humane than we are? You can blame Washington DC for sending troops to war, but don't blame the troops for doing their job (which, unlike the Taliban, does not include the intentional targeting of civilians). I know it is difficult to become truly objective while residing in Berkeley, CA but please please show some intelligence when making such an inflammatory declaration. Soldiers and Marines know from their training that they may be captured and receive instruction on how to behave and not to behave. It's a risk of being in combat territory. Check how our troops did when kept in Hanoi by the No Vietnamese. Some of our bravest troops are ex-POWs kept from very short periods to over 8 years. John McCain is a shining example of a loyal soldier who could have come home sooner but refused preferential treatment. I don't know what this soldier's situation is. I just pray he will not violate his oath or jeopardize lives of his fellow soldiers or Marines. The Taliban are an instrument of oppression, especially of women. No driving. No working. No socializing outside of Taliban approved radical Muslim. Beatings!